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DESCRIPTION:A filmmaker turns detective to uncover the forgotten story of L
i Ling-Ai\, the uncredited female producer of &lt\;i&gt\;KUKAN&lt\;/i&gt\;
\, an Academy Award-winning color documentary about World War II China tha
t has been lost for decades.\n\nIn the late 1930s\, China is in dire strai
ts. The country will collapse under Japan’s military juggernaut if it does
n’t get outside help. Chinese-American firebrand Li Ling-Ai jolts American
s into action with a new medium—16mm Kodachrome color film. She hires phot
ojournalist Rey Scott to travel to China and capture a citizen’s perspecti
ve of the war-torn country\, including the massive bombing of the wartime
capital Chungking (now Chongqing). Their landmark film &lt\;i&gt\;KUKAN&lt
\;/i&gt\; screens for President Roosevelt at the White House\, is called “
awesome” by &lt\;i&gt\;The New York Times&lt\;/i&gt\; and receives one of
the first Academy Awards for a feature documentary in 1942. Why have we ne
ver heard of Li Ling-Ai? And why have all copies of &lt\;i&gt\;KUKAN&lt\;/
i&gt\; disappeared? Filmmaker Robin Lung goes on a seven-year quest to fin
d the answers.\n\nFilmmaker Robin Lung visits the Pioneer Valley for a scr
eening of her award-winning film\, &lt\;i&gt\;Finding KUKAN&lt\;/i&gt\;\,
followed by a question-and-answer session.
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LOCATION:Fayerweather Hall\, Pruyne Lecture Hall (Room 115)
SUMMARY:'Finding KUKAN': Screening and Q&A
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